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No. 560,079.v Patented May 12, 1896.

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OF BROOKLYN,

BICYCLE-SKIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 560,079, dated May 12,1896.

Application iiled September Z6, 1895. Serial No. 563,770. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JACOB BERLEEIN, of New York city, in the county ofNew York, and HENRY DIAMOND, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, Stateof New York, have invented a new and Improved Bicycledflabit, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in bicycle-habits, andhas for its object to provide a habit of a simple, inexpensive, andattractive character adapted for convenient use by lady bicyclists andso constructed as to vafford free movement to the limbs of the wearer.

The invention consists in the particular construction and arrangement ofparts, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a view drawn to a small scale and showing the improvedbicycle-habit as it appears in use. Fig. 2 is a front view of theimproved combination skirt and trousers. Fig. 3 is a rear view of thesame. Fig. 4 is a front view of the combination-garment, the upper andlower portions of the skirt being shown folded over to illustrate thearrangement of the trousers within the same. Fig. 5 is a fragmentaryview drawn to an enlarged scale and showing the form and construction ofthe legs of the trousers, and Fig. 6 is a view showing the means ofjoining the skirt and trousers together.

In the drawings, 1 represents the improved combination skirt andtrousers as a whole, the skirt being out circular and composed of aseries of breadths 2, each cut bias on one edge and straight on theother, said breadths being joined together with the bias edge of onenext to the straight edge of the other, so that the skirt will notstretch and lose its shape, as do skirts made in the ordinary manner inone piece. The front of the skirt is made with a box-plait 2, as clearlyshown in Fig. 2, the sides of said plait being folded over in awell-known way, so as to give sufficient fullness at the front of theskirt for the free movement of the knees in operating the machine whilethe wearer is riding, but adapted to fall down, as shown in Fig. 2, whenthe wearer has dismounted.

3 represents the waistband of the skirt, having fastening devices 4 ofsuitable form for securing its ends together, one end of said waistbandbeing provided with a projecting portion or tab 5, arranged to engage aband or loop 6 on the opposite side of the placket 7, which is, as shownin the drawings, formed at the front of the skirt and at one side of thecentral box-plait 2 thereof, so as to be completely concealed by thesaid plait, as seen in rig. 2.

8 represents the trousers as a whole, which are joined at their rearupper part to the rear part of the skirt, at the waistband thereof, asseen at 9 in Fig. 4, said trousers being provided with the usual vent oriiy 10 at the front and having their legs made full at the forward partof their lower ends by means of a series of gathers, as indicated at 12,at the point Where said legs are stitched to the bands 13. By thisconstruction sufficient fullness is secured to permitfree movement ofthe knees of the wearer in operating the pedals. The bands 13 areprovided with straps 14 and are adapted to be strapped just below theknees in position to maintain the leggings in position and prevent thesame from slipping down.

The waist of the trousers is secured at its rear part only to the rearpart of the waist lportion of the skirt, as seen at 9 in Fig. 4, so

that the front portion and iiy of the trousers are made separate fromthe front part of the skirt, and,A as clearly seen in the drawings, thewaistband of the trousers is secured to the skirt at a point slightlybelow the waistband 3 thereof, so as not to produce too great athickness of material at the waist .of the garment.

The rear edges of the skirt are sewed into the inside seams of the legs11 of the trousers, as clearly indicated at 16 in Fig. 6, and the upperedges of the four breadths at the back of the skirt are sewed into the-seat-seam 17 of the trousers in a similar manner.

The skirt is made especially full in the back, and is draped up at therear part just IOO below the waistband, as indicated at 18 in Figs. 3and 6, so as to cause the rear breadths to fall in a series of folds, asindicated at 19 in Fig. 3, at the rear portion of the skirt, so as toentirely hide the trousers from view.

In order to permit more perfect freedom of 1novement,the lower parts ofthe rear breadths of the skirt are unconnected to the legs 11 of thetrousers, as seen at 2O in Figs. 4 and 6, and to permit the skirt to bedrawn forward slightly at opposite sides of its rear part, so as toprevent the folds or plaits 19 from catching in the gearing or wheel ofthe bicycle,

straps 21 are provided, arranged to be passed through loops 22 andsecured by means of buckles 23 on the inside of the skirt, near the hemthereof, as clearly seen in Fig. 4. The tapes or loops 22 are secured tothe inside of the skirt at the bottoms of the back plaits or folds 19,the straps 21 being secured near the fronts of the side breadths of theskirt, and the buckles 23 being secured adjacent to said rear detachededges 2O of the skirt. In this way, when the wearer desires to mount theWheel, the straps are passed through the tapes and fastened by means ofthe buckles, so that the folds 19 are drawn together and held againstexpanding and catching in the moving parts of the bicycle.

Vhen in use, the skirt made as above set forth presents at all times aneat and unobjectionable appearance, since it will be seen that when thewearer is standing the plaits or folds 19 at the back thereof fall orhang together so as to completely hide the trousers and give the garmentthe appearance of an ordinary skirt, and when the wearer desires tomount it is only necessary to pass the straps through the loops 22 so asto draw the sides of the skirts more or less together,where upon, whenthe rider is seated on the saddle, the sides of the skirt will fall onopposite sides of the wheel and permit perfect freedom of the limbswithout danger of the skirt catching in the moving parts.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters .Patent- The herein-deseribed bicycle-habitco1nprising trousers, and a skirt divided at the rear and within whichthe trousers are ses cured, the skirt being provided at the dividedportion with verticallydisposed plaits or folds and having its rearedges secured to the seat-seam and to the inside leg-seams of thetrousers, the connection of the skirt with the leg-seams terminatingshort of the lower ends of the trousers, the lower portions of the skirtat each side being provided with a strap and buckle, the buckles and thepoints of attachment of the straps being respectively near the fronts ofthe side breadths and adjacent to the rear division of the skirt wherebythe back breadths of the skirt can be drawn forward to prevent the foldsor plaits from catching in the machine, as set forth.

JACOB BERLFEIN. HENRY DIAMOND. Witnesses to the signature of JacobBerlfein:

ADOLPH IoLowE, LEON BECK. Vitnesses to the signature of Henry Diamond:

RULEIN MoGELowsKY, HYMAN VERNER.

